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"Stone Cold": Worthy of Study?
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Douthwaite, Alison – Changing English: Studies in Culture and Education, 2015
This article draws on my experiences of teaching "Stone Cold" to respond to a blog post suggesting that the novel holds little educational value. I argue that the novel's narrative style helps to foster criticality while its subject matter can help students see the relevance of literature to the world around them. Relating this to…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Literary Criticism, Literary Styles, Literature Appreciation